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It’s probably fair to say that all the big three games consoles – the Sony PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and the Nintendo Wii – all have their own individual advantages. Different gamers will have their own personal favourites and it’s pretty much a waste of time to try to persuade them that one of the other consoles is any better.

A lot of households today will have more than one, and very possibly all, of these games consoles. Portable consoles such as the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP may very well be part of the family’s gaming experience also. In most cases, games consoles double up as DVD or even blu-ray disc players.

Putting the question of which console is “best” to one side for the moment, it seems fairly obvious that the Wii is the console which most encourages social interaction. Whilst the PS3 and the Xbox can often be found in teenager’s bedrooms, it’s really not uncommon to find that the Wii is given pride of place in the family living room. Even although the Wii is less powerful than the other two and has much simpler graphics, it is still the console that is most likely to be hooked up to the large screen TV in the family living room.

Part of the reason for this is the fact that the Wii’s motion sensitive controller means that, even though the graphics are simpler, it’s harder to follow the action on a small screen TV when you’re jumping around like a lunatic. The other thing is that it’s easier and more intuitive to learn games on the Wii. Even adults can do it – so it’s easier for all members of the family to join in the fun.

One of the consequences of all that jumping about when playing Wii games is that more space is required to play the Wii than the other consoles. This also makes the living room a more attractive choice than the typical teenage bedroom, where you would be tripping over discarded clothes, half eaten pizzas and empty juice bottles.

The physical element to game play on the Wii is a good thing. It means that there’s a certain amount of exercise involved when playing Wii games. On the other hand, you do need to take it easy at first. It’s all too easy to wake up with a sore arm or stiff legs after an evening playing Wii Sports for the first time.

The fact that so many homes have a Wii in the living room now could be one explanation for the success of the black Wii. Nintendo released this in Japan during the summer of 2009 and it went on sale in Europe just before Christmas 2009. It was a very popular choice with consumers – quite possibly because it goes with the TV, the cable box and the DVD player better than the original white version.

Discover the black Wii for yourself and also have a look at the wide range of Wii games available.